[Laos] 2010.03.04 slow boat to Ban Xang Khong Village, elephant riding, Pak Ou Cave, Whisky Village－[ Ginger ]

我們參加了個整天的tour
We went for a one day tour today.
價錢是美金55
It's USD 55.
我們使用kip付錢，而代辦內的先生告訴我們，昨晚的價錢有錯誤
We paid 425,000 kip yesterday and the tour guy told me it's not the real price today.
不管怎樣，一大早我們又多付了40,000 kip
Anyway, we paid 40,000 kip each this morning.

在minivan上，我遇到之前一起在Rewards工作的Ryan(NZ)及Lisa(German)
I met Ryan and Lisa who I used to work with in Rewards in our minivan.
這世界還真小
What a small world.

參加slow boat形成的只有我和我的德國朋友
Only two guests stayed on the slow boat.
在緩慢的船上遊覽湄公河景致挺不賴
It's quite nice to travel around the Mekong River by slow boat.
首先，我們去了個叫做Ban Xang Khong Village的村莊，看他們怎樣造紙及織圍巾
First, we went to Ban Xang Khong Village to see how they make papers and scarves.
接著是個漫長的旅程直到抵達騎大象的地點
Then it's a long rest for elephant rading.
我們再次與Ryan和Lisa碰面，接著一起參與這個行程
We met Ryan and Lisa again and then we did riding together.
我很慶幸我們選擇了一小時而非兩個半小時的騎大象行程
I'm glad we chose one hour riding, not 2.5 hours riding.
相當難忘的經驗
The experience is quite unforgetble.
但對我而言，一次就夠了 :)
One time! Enough for me :)
至於接下來的Pak Ou Cave，洞穴裡有超級無敵多的佛像
About Pak Ou Cave, there're so many Buddhas in the cave!
最後，我們去了個村莊Whisky Village，看他們如何釀Lao Lao(一種據說非常烈的酒)
Last, we went to Whisky village where they make Lao Lao, Laos' whisky.
相較於之前我所去過的村莊，這個村莊挺大的
Compared with others, It's a big village.
Joern買了瓶小的Lao Lao當作紀念品，我則買了兩條項鍊給自己
Joern bought a small bottle whisky for souvenir and I bought two necklaces for myself.
70,000 kip兩條，應該不算敗家吧！哈
70,000 kip for two. (1 NTD is about 250 kip)
在回來的途中，由於天色漸晚，我們得到了一個額外的日落遊湄公河行程，耶！
On the way back, we got an extra tour because it's sunset time, yeah!

Joern告訴我他在網路上看到台灣今天有大地震，所以我花錢上網看了一下
I heard the earthquake news from Joern and checked everything in Taiwan.
希望在台灣的大家都很好
Wish everyone in TW is fine.

Bless everyone!

Ginger @ Sivilay Guesthouse, Luang Prabang, Laos